Polymer stability plays an important role in the positional regulation of FtsZ

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 5449-5452

  Levin, P A ^a   Schwartz, R L ^a   Grossman, A D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; POLYMER; PROTEIN; PROTEIN EZRA; PROTEIN MINCD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ALLELES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MUTATION; POLYMERS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034876528     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.18.5449-5452.2001     Document Type: Article

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